Splinter of the Mind's Eye
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Read on Hacker News…ound 10 years old (but perhaps even earlier) when I decided to design and build a briefcase containing various hidden compartments. I also remember, before that, reading Splinter of the Mind's Eye and being impressed that Luke could recharge his lightsaber from Han's blaster and spent a long time working on designs for universal plugs and sockets that would allow arbitrary recharging between devices. I am still waiting for this to be possible. But well before that (say around 6-7 years old) I recall drawing devices (just can't tell you what they did!)
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